The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-28

Ian Resbed or Every Cent I Own, but by the
Drep OF Tive Reeks Get 10 Back sns Mere.

AAn nessed Of Every cent Own, sut sy the
There were Ave mon OF us in one of the old
Mariposs stage coaches before the days OF the
Of an August day. We were on our way to
Stockton. and Of tho passengers one was
Lieutenant In tho regular army. another
so na Is search Of health third
None Of Y. had met each other previous TO the
hair honr we're ~ .,mes eaa .ao nrs'
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p' %t tsat tim. ,o.,, ,,,, ..o,,.,
twice out Of i've trips was vas, considered vory
drivan an hr, ~ 800 go. ~. S.s.s, 80
70 sS 60, "a Az Sith ), noi6n6 worss Sad UP
nos sa part s; Sq sPs Es:
fbs Hignr Inc rs99sn nn nad $4,000 ana
ward snd bOtS had Se e.
tb ina nan GONE 70 strescn OF road when
(nsd the ssps was not yss rsssor SHf q The
Pistol s.h,s AID 3D. the stsSs cnH3 fnli
inc t,nt rubbar. ,ssps A. b.nd hnt hasn,a n;ma
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and h. TN shs man T On h s@s no IL
SSey9v issd on the second shSt and The rob
pss.sed lie
ndSd Eobbsr thsn came up End We were COW
eroa IRON S,s9er aoor ana 1alsa 1pGnh s9 sur sur
pstos bss N We e
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IN ana VEN sns
mar IL tp!! r. IT, LieS.ensns sRelsd C III
4Pd they s1 from tho otfer Two o. ns the s
IN NV ooIras but ~ ". srs forsed 10 strin
man maj was "a. pulled from tho coach and stripped
have 40 doubt, that tho robbers b. n, meant to
IN Siai e III
Of heart. The one who seArohed us stepped
sssmns s SssS %Se.her wse . Or x msn
= n non nnally through WIZ US ne pent oyer the
D SsaE and began f0'0'ns IT, saying TO his COM
and We might as veil take bis dollars along.
gstAsr again. 80,
Mnen tneX Wefs reaay 20 r. thSy eHs dne
couple Of hours broks I'm or carried of avery
the tourist had With him, They made Of Tor
for US that neither Of them once looked back.
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robbed Of our every dollar. and, with the money.
tss not ssS
that II We had not been 50 hssty he you'd have
shs ss road,
&c thea shH saa
but determined. and while the stage numbered
snd 81 pSt "a i; III y =. 1eSSssf: LasfiIs
Tor US: the miner had been long IN the county
s03d 40 Of de ss oo.
!Rss tss sss,l satlI d:f;Ens q. came , q.
some sort OF Gave or stronghold out there:
They took matters 80 coolly that they could
not nave peSh Great ways anesa OF us when
light but the miner urged that 70 should push
On: From the Topography q the country hs
ielt certain that ravlne or r1ft would pe found
h2f iar away: we wsrS then between the loot
pills ana tho true mountain IN narrow val.
this light ye could not have made our way, as
t 4 ground was mIoh proksn and bouldsTs lay
thIckly scattered about
wy went ahead very cautiously up this val.
10y for ABOUT a mile, apd Of . sudden sitt
opened 70 me ieit' ana tne glare OF camp nrs
leet. away. snd after . minute We made out
the forms OF tho two pep az they seemed to be
prenarinS supper. we hnd found them, but
what OF 1t Ihey pad al tbe arms and we
were dsiencele9s. we crcpt BACK lew Yards
TO hold SonsuitauoH s9d the 9tner carefully
cave ~ tho Tar end. Three sldes were enclosed
Dy walls OF e8rtn ana Took, ana our only way was
to atdack ths men f rom ebSve HOW hiGh We
We could net ssy; We we're not three
and We prepared tor it,,6y lSsvins
coats, vests, hats, and boots Dehlno. we DO
gan the ascent about hundred feet PACK rom